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Bright Places at New Wolsey Theatre
Dates: 20/10/2026
📍 Theatre: New Wolsey Theatre
New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS
Ipswich,
Phone: 01473295900
Tickets: $15
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90s pop and heaps of glitter combine for this darkly funny and deeply honest story about growing up with a chronic illness.
I was 23 when it came crashing into my life; without warning, when everything was going so well…
A three-woman, one-woman show about Multiple Sclerosis. MS for short. Not to be confused with M&S or S&M.
Rae Mainwaring’s “glitter-fuelled pocket rocket of a show” (Watch That Scene) returns by popular demand. Bright Places is a brilliantly funny, and deeply honest, account of growing up in the shadow of chronic illness – and a story for anyone who’s ever searched for joy in the hardest of times.
Expect 90s pop, a costume box and a whole heap of glitter in a “reflective yet raucous play about living with MS” (The Guardian).
We are proud to be working with charity partner, Shift.ms: the digital community for people with MS.
Presented by Carbon Theatre
News About Bright Places at New Wolsey Theatre
BRIGHT PLACES to Embark on UK Tour This Autumn
July 27, 2026 Carbon Theatre will tour Bright Places, a play inspired by writer RAE MAINWARING's own experience of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 23, across the UK.About the Theatre
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Where is New Wolsey Theatre located?
New Wolsey Theatre is at New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS, Ipswich.
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